Department of Housing and Urban Development, CARES Act Funds for COVID-19 Relief

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act enacted on March 27, 2020, appropriated funding to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to assist communities in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. This appropriation included supplemental funding for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program designed to help communities prevent, prepare for, and respond to the current COVID-19 crisis. The City of Vista was awarded $784,865 in supplemental CDBG funds (hereinafter “CDBG-CV”) as an entitlement community and has allocated $450,000 of the CDBG-CV for public services. The City is seeking grant proposals for public services for the CDBG-CV funds. Eligible public services are limited to those that demonstrate a clear connection to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic. To address the challenges associated with the Coronavirus pandemic, the 15 percent cap on public services typically associated with CDBG has been waived by HUD for these funds.